SECOND-HAND BOOK: MARTINET - UNIFORMS OF THE FIRST EMPIRE "Gallery of the children of Mars, offering to Her Majesty the Empress and Queen". 33169
MARTINET: UNIFORMS OF THE FIRST EMPIRE "Gallery of the Children of Mars, offering to His Majesty the Empress and Queen." 33169
The publishing house known as Martinet, or Martinet-Hautecoeur, published a considerable number of costume suites of all kinds throughout the 19th century. The army of Napoleon was widely represented during the First Empire, with numerous artists and publishers depicting the regiments of the Grande Armée. The most complete series published during the First Empire is the one edited by Martinet, consisting of 339 plates gathered under the title: "Gallery of the Children of Mars, offering to His Majesty the Empress and Queen."
The book offered by Les Éditions du Canonnier includes the complete set of 339 plates, augmented by around 927 plates showcasing the different regiments and uniform variations throughout the First Empire up to the Hundred Days, as well as 30 reproductions of original watercolors.
This unique book, brought together for the first time since the original edition, is the most complete collection ever assembled. It combines the collections of the Prince of Moskowa, formed at the beginning of the 20th century, the collection of Madame Anne Brown, and the Raoul and Jean Brunon collections, supplemented by private collections.
Here is what Mr. Glasser writes in his work "Military Costumes" about this collection: "Engraved plates, in height and colored, depicting one, and rarely several soldiers on foot or horseback, with varied poses and backgrounds. Square cut. At the top, in the middle: French Troops; on the right, year of publication (only on some plates), on the left, engraved or hand-written number, at the bottom, in the middle: name of the corps or regiment; on the left, at Martinet, Publisher, rue du Coq, No. 13; on the right, Deposited at the Imperial Library.
The indications we have just given are not absolute; the plate number is often on the right instead of the left; the indication, at Martinet, Publisher, rue du Coq, No. 13, is sometimes to the right and sometimes below the title, and the publisher's address is not featured on all plates.
Among the plates in this collection, some were used to represent a single type only; they often bear an engraved number: others, like those of the Cavalry, for instance, were used to represent the different regiments of the same branch and they bear handwritten numbers, which vary according to the regiment number. Finally, what further complicates the classification of the plates is that there are often several types for the same branch that were used to represent the different regiments of that branch according to the era. Thus, the Hussars are represented by three different types, and the number 11, for example, assigned to the 5th Hussar Regiment, has been placed indiscriminately on the plates of the three types representing the Hussars. The same goes for the Cuirassiers, Dragoons, and Chasseurs à Cheval."
500 pages printed in full color on 150-gram Munken Print Extra paper. The book is the compilation of the 339 plates augmented by 927 variants, plus 29 original watercolors, from the former collections of the Prince of Moskowa, Jean Brunon, Madame Anne Brown (University of Providence in the United States), and several private collections.
Hardcover with linen cover, Karine endpapers, headband, bookmark, gold bronze stamping on cover and spine. Landscape format 33 x 24.5 cm.
NUMBERED FROM 1 TO 600
OUT OF PRINT
Éditions du Canonnier 2008.
Used book in very good condition.
The publishing house known as Martinet, or Martinet-Hautecoeur, published a considerable number of costume suites of all kinds throughout the 19th century. The army of Napoleon was widely represented during the First Empire, with numerous artists and publishers depicting the regiments of the Grande Armée. The most complete series published during the First Empire is the one edited by Martinet, consisting of 339 plates gathered under the title: "Gallery of the Children of Mars, offering to His Majesty the Empress and Queen."
The book offered by Les Éditions du Canonnier includes the complete set of 339 plates, augmented by around 927 plates showcasing the different regiments and uniform variations throughout the First Empire up to the Hundred Days, as well as 30 reproductions of original watercolors.
This unique book, brought together for the first time since the original edition, is the most complete collection ever assembled. It combines the collections of the Prince of Moskowa, formed at the beginning of the 20th century, the collection of Madame Anne Brown, and the Raoul and Jean Brunon collections, supplemented by private collections.
Here is what Mr. Glasser writes in his work "Military Costumes" about this collection: "Engraved plates, in height and colored, depicting one, and rarely several soldiers on foot or horseback, with varied poses and backgrounds. Square cut. At the top, in the middle: French Troops; on the right, year of publication (only on some plates), on the left, engraved or hand-written number, at the bottom, in the middle: name of the corps or regiment; on the left, at Martinet, Publisher, rue du Coq, No. 13; on the right, Deposited at the Imperial Library.
The indications we have just given are not absolute; the plate number is often on the right instead of the left; the indication, at Martinet, Publisher, rue du Coq, No. 13, is sometimes to the right and sometimes below the title, and the publisher's address is not featured on all plates.
Among the plates in this collection, some were used to represent a single type only; they often bear an engraved number: others, like those of the Cavalry, for instance, were used to represent the different regiments of the same branch and they bear handwritten numbers, which vary according to the regiment number. Finally, what further complicates the classification of the plates is that there are often several types for the same branch that were used to represent the different regiments of that branch according to the era. Thus, the Hussars are represented by three different types, and the number 11, for example, assigned to the 5th Hussar Regiment, has been placed indiscriminately on the plates of the three types representing the Hussars. The same goes for the Cuirassiers, Dragoons, and Chasseurs à Cheval."
500 pages printed in full color on 150-gram Munken Print Extra paper. The book is the compilation of the 339 plates augmented by 927 variants, plus 29 original watercolors, from the former collections of the Prince of Moskowa, Jean Brunon, Madame Anne Brown (University of Providence in the United States), and several private collections.
Hardcover with linen cover, Karine endpapers, headband, bookmark, gold bronze stamping on cover and spine. Landscape format 33 x 24.5 cm.
NUMBERED FROM 1 TO 600
OUT OF PRINT
Éditions du Canonnier 2008.
Used book in very good condition.
Price :
250,00 €
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FOR ALL PURCHASES, PAYMENT IN MULTIPLE CHECKS POSSIBLE
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An authenticity certificate of the item including the description published on the site, the period, the sale price, accompanied by one or more color photographs is automatically provided for any item priced over 130 euros. Below this price, each certificate is charged 5 euros.
Only items sold by me are subject to an authenticity certificate, I do not provide any expert reports for items sold by third parties (colleagues or collectors).